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Meeting
Minutes
Monday,
January
9,
2017
7:00pm
City
Hall
South
Wing,
Second
Floor
Conference
Room
A. Call
to
Order:
7:01pm
B. Roll
Call:
Commissioners
Rehberg,
Hulin,
Miceli,
Erlandson,
Richmond,
Fox,
Thomas
present.
Councilwoman
Powell
present.
Chairman
Vassallo
present.
Student
Representative
Kaye
present.
Staff
Harris
present.
C. Citizen’s
Forum:
a. Liz
Marsden,
Elgin
History
Museum:
i. Artwork
Database
Management
proposal.
b. BFH.org,
Final
Report:
i. Cynthia
Hernandez
presenting.
2016
was
their
organization’s
20th
anniversary.
789
paid
attendance,
plus
additional
comps,
which
was
a
record
attendance.
Great
media
coverage
overall.
They
did
2
show
for
the
year.
About
65
students
and
15
alumni
participated
in
the
show,
Beyond
the
Dance.
Brought
in
musicians
from
Mexico
to
perform
with
the
children
as
well
as
the
adults.
D. Staff
Report:
a. Financial
Report:
i. 2017:
1. Commissioner
Erlandson
motion
to
move
$2,000
from
the
Misc
category
to
Art
Harvest,
seconded
by
Rehberg.
Approved
by
a
vote
of
8-‐0.
b. Art
Showcase:
Renters
for
2017
are
moving
in.
Repairs
are
being
made
to
the
ceiling
in
between
renters.
c. Hemmens:
Moved
to
next
meeting.
d. Approval
of
December
Minutes:
i. Motion
to
approve
the
minutes
made
by
Commissioner
Rehberg.
Seconded
by
Commissioner
Hulin.
Approved
by
a
vote
of
7-‐0-‐2
with
Councilwoman
Powell
and
Commissioner
Thomas
abstaining.
E. Old
Business
a. Marketing
Sub-‐Committee:
i. BRAVO-‐
Staff
Harris
making
assignments
of
the
CAC
events
to
the
Commissioners
for
articles
and
images
each
month.
b. 2016
CAC
Projects:
i. Elgin
Literary
Festival:
1. The
program
is
out
in
the
January
issue
of
BRAVO.
2. The
event
will
be
coming
to
the
Hemmens
January
27-‐28
and
is
free
and
open
to
the
public.
ii. African
American
History
Month:
1. This
event
has
been
adjusted
to
be
Black
Music
Month
in
June
2017,
perhaps
at
the
Elgin
Art
Showcase.
2. Ideally
this
dance
troupe
and
a
visual
art
exhibit.
iii. Elgin
Fringe
Festival:
1. Applications
go
live
March
1,
2017.
All
applications
are
first-‐come-‐first-‐served.
c. Public
Art
Plan:
i. Imagine
Art
Here
marketing
campaign:
1. The
art
has
been
sent
in
by
local
artists
and
is
being
put
together
for
the
banners.
Local
business
support
and
approval
is
being
gathered.
ii. Next
public
forum:
1. Will
be
held
on
February
23,
2017
at
The
Centre
of
Elgin,
in
the
ballroom.
2. Possible
questions
to
pose
to
the
attendees:
a. Where
do
you
want
to
see
public
art?
b. What
type
of
art
do
you
want
to
see?
iii. General
update:
1. Preparing
for
the
Community
Forum
d. Organizational
Grants:
i. Feedback
for
organizations:
While
not
all
criteria
are
required,
not
enough
of
them
are
hit,
or
hit
hard
enough
to
meet
the
standards
of
grant
approval.
1. Elgin
Theatre
Company:
a. Overall,
there
was
a
lack
of
innovation
on
this
particular
project
as
it
is
a
great,
but
old
play.
The
application
discussed
that
the
play
itself
was
innovative
as
is,
but
is
not.
This
play
did
not
fit
the
parameters
of
this
grant.
The
city
offering
free
parking
is
not
innovation,
and
is
not
something
that
the
organization
itself
offers,
thus
does
not
apply.
No
partnerships
or
collaborations
of
any
kind
were
mentioned.
They
wished
that
more
artists
were
paid,
including
the
actors,
not
just
the
directorial
staff.
The
application
seemed
to
be
a
copy
and
paste
from
previous
years.
There
was
missing
detail,
such
as
the
list
patrons
and
the
work
samples,
which
were
ads
only,
rather
than
reviews
of
any
kind.
The
application
lacked
positive
and
engaging
writing,
and
focused
on
what
they
don’t
do
rather
than
what
they
do
do.
There
was
no
mention
of
engaging
new
audiences
or
new
ways
to
engage
within
the
community.
Competition
among
the
other
grants
was
stronger,
but
the
application
was
overall,
an
improvement
over
last
year.
2. Independent
Players:
a. The
application
was
negative
and
dismissive
of
the
criteria
and
the
application
itself.
There
are
other,
more
innovative
plays
being
included
in
the
season,
which
would
have
been
more
appropriate
to
use
for
the
grant.
Details
and
action
plans
were
missing
under
impact:
lumping
yourself
together
with
other
performance
groups
to
say
that
you
could
encourage
audiences
to
visit
local
businesses,
but
not
following
that
up
with
any
plans
of
action
or
detailing
the
possible
impact
of
that.
Also
missing
the
details
about
the
free
tickets:
to
whom
were
the
free
tickets
given,
and
based
on
what
criteria?
The
application
itself
lacked
creativity
and
focused
on
what
the
organization
is
not
doing,
rather
than
on
the
positive
things
that
the
organizations
are
doing.
There
were
also
no
work
samples
included,
which
was
part
of
the
application
and
should
not
have
to
be
requested.
3. Latino
Film
Fest:
a. The
application
referred
to
what
occurred
in
2016,
rather
than
what
was
to
happen
in
2017.
There
was
a
significant
amount
of
Chicago
impact
and
inclusion,
but
nothing
Elgin
specific,
including
the
effect
and
impact.
There
were
no
work
samples
included.
While
the
program
is
important
and
the
CAC
support
it,
the
application
was
incomplete,
and
for
that
reason
it
was
not
voted
on.
4. Soireé
Lyrique:
a. Most
of
the
content
for
the
application
was
for
2018,
not
2017.
The
events
seemed
to
be
more
appropriate
for
a
grant
in
2018.
There
were
details
missing:
How
will
the
organization
accomplish
the
specific
demographic
involvement
listed
under
innovation?
How
were
the
partnerships
accomplished?
Why
was
there
a
performance
in
Dundee,
and
how
did
the
Dundee
performance
help
Elgin.
Lots
of
statements
and
claims,
but
seemingly
no
documentation
or
facts
to
support
them.
5.
F. Other
Old
Business:
None.
G. New
Business:
None
brought.
H. Adjournment:
Motion
to
adjourn
made
by
Councilwoman
Powell.
Seconded
by
Commissioner
Hulin.
Approved
by
a
vote
of
9-‐0